It is expected that the budget will be presented to the government next week for approval in mid-Feb

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[size=52]It is expected that the budget will be presented to the government next week for approval in mid-February[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Firas Adnan[/size]
[size=45]The Parliamentary Finance Committee expected to present the draft budget law to the Council of Ministers in its next session, pointing out that its arrival will be days later to Parliament in order to pave the way for its approval in mid-February, pointing out that the priorities of the law will be to provide services, especially the health, education and housing sectors as well as a large number of functional grades.[/size]
[size=45]Committee member Mueen Al-Kazemi said, "Our confirmed information indicates that the Ministry of Finance has completed the budget law and referred it to the Council of Ministers."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi added, "The Economic Ministerial Council met yesterday, headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani, and discussed the project and made some amendments to it."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "Expectations indicate that the law will be presented to the government at its next meeting in order to vote on it."[/size]
[size=45]And Al-Kazemi indicated that “the law will reach parliament on the ninth or tenth of this month,” stressing that “the consensuses that have taken place regarding the law between the political blocs, especially the recent visits of the delegations of the Kurdistan region and the meeting with Al-Sudani, will help resolve many differences.”[/size]
[size=45]And he talked about "a great desire of the political blocs to ratify the law as soon as possible and start working in the provinces and complete projects for what these provinces need in terms of real service."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi hopes that "this cooperation between the political blocs will lead to approving the budget in mid-February, so that the government will start implementing projects in early March."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "There are many projects awaiting funds, some of which are ongoing, and others are lagging, in addition to starting new projects required by the current stage in accordance with the ministerial curriculum."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi continues, "The Ministry of Planning has completed the investment side of the budget, while the Ministry of Finance has undertaken the preparation of the operational side of it."[/size]
[size=45]And he stated, “Some remarks may be made by ministers at the government meeting devoted to discussing and approving the budget, and amendments may be made in preparation for their transmission to Parliament.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi believes, "These observations will shorten many of the differences within the parliament, since most of the ministers represent political blocs that have a parliamentary presence."[/size]
[size=45]And he finds that “everyone is looking forward to this current consensus between the coalition blocs within the State Framework Alliance contributing to the completion of the budget as soon as possible.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kazemi pointed out, "The political forces hope to implement the budget according to what was planned in the ministerial curriculum, which included the document of the political agreement."[/size]
[size=45]And he talked about “the possibility of including in the law 250,000 job degrees for lecturers in order to fill the vacancy in the Ministry of Education and 74,000 degrees for first-graders and holders of higher degrees, and to install contract employees in institutions that are able to secure the salary difference for their employees through collection, as is the case with the Ministry of Electricity.”[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kadhimi stressed, “the need to pay attention to the investment aspect, such as service projects and their implementation, and what supports the regional development file for the governorates,” calling for “taking advantage of the money allocated by the Emergency Support for Food Security and Development Law for provincial projects amounting to 9 trillion dinars.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "The government is also heading to pay attention to the poor and vulnerable classes, including those covered by social care, in conjunction with the economic fluctuations resulting from the change in the exchange rate of the dollar."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kadhimi went on, to "the importance of including the lower classes of pensioners with support, in order to improve their economic situation by increasing their salaries through the budget."[/size]
[size=45]And he warned, "The money will also go to service projects such as electric power in order to raise production levels and pay attention to the transportation and distribution sectors."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Kadhimi concluded, "The great port of Faw is also waiting for financial allocations to complete its projects, because this project is of great importance to the Iraqi economic situation."[/size]
[size=45]Informed sources confirm that “the government’s delay in preparing the draft budget has many reasons, most notably the delay in forming the cabinet and the confusion caused by the discrepancy in oil prices, in addition to the appointments that came in the project.”[/size]
[size=45]For his part, Bahaa al-Nuri, a member of the State of Law Coalition, said, "Iraqis have become accustomed to the emergence of disputes in the budget laws of the past years. There are political parties that had reservations about some articles and refrained from voting on them."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nouri continued, "The situation at this stage has changed, and the reason is the state of consensus within the state administration coalition on the need to approve it in accordance with the constitution and the public interest."[/size]
[size=45]He agrees with Al-Kadhimi, that "the law will be voted on in the middle of next month, to be implemented about two weeks later."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "Parliament will resume its work immediately after the end of its legislative recess on the eighth of this month, and at that time we believe that the government has completed the project and referred it to us."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Nouri concluded, "There is a desire among the political blocs for the current year not to pass without approving the budget because of its great impact on the Iraqi economic situation and as it is considered the most important means of implementing the ministerial curriculum of the Sudanese government."[/size]
[size=45]On a related note, the representative of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Abbas Al-Zamili, said, "The budget file and its completion is the responsibility of the government, which must complete it within the shortest possible period."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Zamili stressed, "The need for" the draft budget law to reach the parliament at the end of the current month or the beginning of the second month.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "The budget law will need to be amended by the House of Representatives, and it is necessary for it to arrive as soon as possible so that it can be returned to the Council of Ministers after the amendment and its completion in the first quarter of the year."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Zamili concluded, "The House of Representatives will begin its work on the ninth of this month and will reconvene its official session. Among its most important projects is the budget, the completion of parliamentary committees, and the election of committee heads."[/size]
[size=45]The ministerial curriculum of the government of Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, which was voted on by parliament at the end of last October, included a number of paragraphs, most notably the speedy submission of the federal budget bill in order to vote on it, including many paragraphs that would revive the economic situation and provide services to the Iraqis.[/size]
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